FIJI: MILITARY RULERS SET UP NO-GO ZONE AROUND PARLIAMENTARY COMPLEX WHERE NATIONALIST REBELS ARE HOLDING HOSTAGES
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FIJI: MILITARY RULERS SET UP NO-GO ZONE AROUND PARLIAMENTARY COMPLEX WHERE NATIONALIST REBELS ARE HOLDING HOSTAGES
- Title: FIJI: MILITARY RULERS SET UP NO-GO ZONE AROUND PARLIAMENTARY COMPLEX WHERE NATIONALIST REBELS ARE HOLDING HOSTAGES
- Date: 6th July 2000
- Summary: SUVA, FIJI (JULY 5, 2,000) (AGENCY POOL) 1. SLV MILITARY COMPLEX 0.05 2. MV LIEUTENANT-COLONEL FILIPO TARAKINKINI WALKS DOWN HALL TO NEWS CONFERENCE 0.12 3. SCU MEDIA 0.16 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TARAKINKINI SAYING "The head of the executive government Commodore Frank Bainimarama has decreed the establishment of an exclusive military zone as part of the measures to try and contain the security of the area in and around the Veiueto and Muanikau area of the parliamentary complex. The decree will take effect from midnight tonight, and as the decree comes into effect, everyone in the parliamentary complex will be given 48 hours to move out of the parliamentary complex. This can be seen as an amnesty period whereby they are allowed to make up their minds and move out of the parliamentary complex. " 1.01 5. MV NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 1.05 6. SCU CAMERA OPERATOR 1.09 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TARAKINKINI SAYING "One cannot expect this thing not to invite a reaction, there is a reaction but we cannot be dictated to by Mr. Speight for this long. You know, there might have to be a price to be paid and we are willing to do that, to face all that for the sake of the nation. We can't allow the nation to wait around for Mr. Speight to make up his mind." 1.34 8. SLV NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS 1.39 9. CU MAP SHOWING PARLIAMENTARY COMPLEX (4 SHOTS) 2.14 10. SLV ROADBLOCK (2 SHOTS) 2.27 11. MV /SCU SOLDIERS ON PATROL (3 SHOTS) 2.40 12. SLV ROADBLOCK WITH RAIN FALLING 2.48 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: SUVA, FIJI
- Country: Fiji
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